Firewall Street
Memory is one of the few scarce resources in the world. Basic needs are met for every citizen, but that simply isn't enough for some. Here is where the cutthroat business Users try to satisfy their greed, speculating on the ebb and flow of business factions, the artificially scarce resources of Cobalt, and trade favors in hopes of influencing which factions gain or hold a grip on the coveted Helium Server. Many attempts are made at Currencies competing with Admin-backed Coin, but few have any lasting power since someone always finds a way to counterfeit these lesser currencies. Because of the need for processing power, true cryptocurrencies tend to be rare, but are still hustled, if only as collector's items for the world's numismatists. Citizens suspicious of cryptocurrency see it as little more than junk data fit for reclamation in The Boneyard.
District Trait: Players can make a Daemon's Bargain to obtain Coin from speculators. They will, however, expect some manner of return on investment. Start a 4-tick "Owe a Favor" clock, representing some manner of repayment with interest in proportion to the amount of Coin borrowed by or invested in your crew. Naturally, failure to repay tends to prevent future use of this action.
Faction Presence
Firewall Futures (T3): An investment firm that regularly manipulates the market through a variety of dependent financial media channels under their control.
Io Imports (T2): A wholesaler specializing in imported goods from Cobalt Server.
The D.A.O. (T1): A small finance corporation run by an unseen board of directors with uncannily accurate predictions.
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